MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT CINCINNATI PACKERS
06/29/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT CINCINNATI PACKERS
GAME ID: 1090 - TUESDAY, JUNE 29TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (44-35) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 7 0
Cincinnati Packers (40-40) 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 0 X 7 7 1
Bulls Popped by Packers, 7-4
The Cincinnati Packers grabbed a win, 7-4, over the Kansas City Bulls at Roman Arena. Cincinnati left fielder Johnny Murray went 2-4 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 times and driving in 4. Cincinnati pitcher Damon Rutherford got the win, upping his record to 5-8. Tim McDonald got the loss. Cincinnati now has a record of 40-40 with the win.

Cincinnati took a 7-2 lead on Murray's 1st home run of the season. The grand slam home run, which he hit off Tim McDonald in the bottom of the seventh, propelled Cincinnati to the win.

"I think we all put in a good day's work," said Murray.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Lahr LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .248 1 8
B. Anderson CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .245 4 18
E. Cortez 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .262 2 13
B. Rawlins 3B 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .266 10 27
K. Durick RF 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 .290 5 39
R. Lewis C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .331 3 19
D. Boggs 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 1 20
   a-T. Hunt PH, SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 0 7
B. Madaras SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 0 5
   b-C. Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .356 11 50
   c-D. Tislow 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351 6 21
T. McDonald P 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .250 0 3
   B. Crosby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   d-R. Adams PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 0 6
Totals 33 4 7 4 1 6 13      
a - T. Hunt pinch hit for D. Boggs in the 7th
b - C. Taylor pinch hit for B. Madaras in the 7th
c - D. Tislow substituted for C. Taylor in the 7th
d - R. Adams pinch hit for B. Crosby in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Rawlins (12, 2nd Inning off D. Rutherford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Rawlins (3, 8th Inning off D. Rutherford, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Cortez , B. Rawlins 5 , R. Lewis , T. Hunt , T. McDonald 2
2-out RBI: T. McDonald
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Lahr , B. Anderson , B. Rawlins
Sac Bunt: B. Anderson
Sac Fly: K. Durick
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Lahr (16) , B. Rawlins (25)
CS: R. Lewis (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cortez-Madaras-Cortez)
OF assists: 1 (Anderson(McGee at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Murray LF 4 2 2 4 0 0 1 .248 1 14
D. Salas 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .259 3 31
G. Palmer 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .300 4 33
G. Bennett SS 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .295 5 45
L. McGee RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .263 3 20
J. Hembree C 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .312 0 20
R. Brown CF 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 .254 3 18
M. Clarke 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .222 3 25
D. Rutherford P 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .239 0 1
Totals 29 7 7 7 4 5 6      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Murray (7, 6th Inning off T. McDonald, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Hembree (8, 7th Inning off T. McDonald, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Bennett (5, 4th Inning off T. McDonald, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Murray (1, 7th Inning off T. McDonald, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Murray 6 , G. Palmer , G. Bennett 4 , L. McGee , J. Hembree 2 , D. Rutherford
2-out RBI: L. McGee
GIDP: G. Palmer
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: D. Rutherford (2)
PB: J. Hembree
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. McDonald L (6-6) 6.1 7 7 7 4 4 2 74 2.86   
B. Crosby 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McDonald 31
Batters Faced: T. McDonald 28, B. Crosby 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McDonald 5-8, B. Crosby 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. McDonald 74-52, B. Crosby 14-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rutherford W (5-8) 9.0 7 4 4 1 6 0 108 3.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rutherford 62
Batters Faced: D. Rutherford 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rutherford 15-7
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rutherford 108-79
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Murray
Ballpark: Roman Arena
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:18
Attendance: 14461
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